What is the average size of a ski resort?

Answer 1

There really is no average size. Sure, you could take all the resorts and average their size but there are a few problems with that. First of all, there are so many ski resorts in America that it would take forever to get the average. Second, the size of resorts varies so greatly that if you did take the time to average it out it wouldn't be a very good representation. I know of ski resorts that have over 35 lifts and 200+ runs, but also of ski resorts that have 1 lift and 5 runs. If you really wanted an average I would suggest averaging the ski resorts within a county or if you live in or want the average of a small state or one with only a few resorts average that.

Answer 2

In the Alps, most of the ski resorts are between 1000 and 2000 meters. The average height there is probably around 1000-1600 meters (Zermatt: 1600m, Davos: 1500 m, Crans-Montana: 1400m, Wengen: 1200m, Chamonix: 1000m, just to name a few important ones). In other mountain ranges such as the Rockies, you will find ski resorts that are located higher (Aspen: 2400m, 8000ft) because of the different climate. Generally, most of ski resorts are located below the threeline but naturally have ski lifts that go much higher, some of them even high above the snowline, allowing summer skiing (mainly in the Alps).